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๐Ÿ“˜How to Automate Tasks and Emails in Pipedrive

๐Ÿ” Overview

Pipedrive offers powerful automation tools to streamline your sales process. Whether you’re assigning follow-up activities, sending emails after a deal is moved, or notifying your team of key changes โ€” Pipedriveโ€™s Workflow Automation helps eliminate repetitive tasks so you can focus on closing deals.


๐Ÿ› ๏ธ What You Need

  • A Pipedrive account (Advanced plan or higher for email automations)
  • Admin or Manager permissions to create and manage automations
  • A defined sales process or routine you’d like to automate

โœ… Common Use Cases

  • Automatically send a welcome or follow-up email when a deal is added
  • Create a task when a deal moves to a certain stage
  • Notify a team member when a deal is marked “Won” or “Lost”
  • Auto-assign deals or activities based on specific criteria

๐Ÿ”ง How to Set Up Workflow Automation

Step 1: Access Workflow Automation

  1. Log into Pipedrive
  2. Go to Tools & Apps in the top menu
  3. Click on Workflow Automations

Step 2: Create a New Workflow

  1. Click + New Workflow
  2. Choose a template (e.g., “Send an email when a deal is moved”) or select Start from Scratch

Step 3: Define Your Trigger

Choose the event that will start the automation, such as:

  • Deal is created
  • Deal stage is changed
  • Activity is completed
  • Contact is added

Example: โ€œWhen a deal is moved to โ€˜Follow-upโ€™ stageโ€ฆโ€


Step 4: Add Conditions (Optional)

Conditions allow you to filter when the action happens:

  • Only trigger if the deal value is over $1,000
  • Only send if the contact has an email address

Step 5: Choose the Action

Pick one or more actions:

  • Send an automated email
  • Create a task/activity
  • Update a field
  • Notify a user/team

Example:
Trigger: Deal moves to “Proposal Sent”
Action 1: Send follow-up email
Action 2: Create a task for sales rep to follow up in 3 days


Step 6: Customize the Email or Task

  • Emails: Use templates with personalization (e.g., contact name, deal title)
  • Tasks: Define subject, due date (e.g., +3 days), and assign to a user

Step 7: Save & Activate

  • Click Save and Turn On
  • Test your automation with a sample deal to confirm it works correctly

๐Ÿ’ก Tips for Success

  • Name your workflows clearly, e.g., “Auto Email – Follow-up After Demo”
  • Combine triggers and conditions for precision
  • Use email templates for faster automation setup
  • Track performance: Review logs under Automation to monitor activity

๐Ÿ” Bonus: Use Integrations

For more advanced automations, connect Pipedrive with:

  • Zapier
  • Make (Integromat)
  • Slack, Trello, Google Sheets, etc.

Example: “When a deal is marked Won in Pipedrive โ†’ Create an onboarding task in Asana โ†’ Send client welcome email via Gmail”